Introduction to Actor Training

Experience LAMDA life in this immersive course, designed for anyone who is interested in training to be an actor.
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Overview

Location
In-person at LAMDA

Age Requirement
16+

Course Fee
See below for fees for each course.

Application Fee
None

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Spring Half Term:
Monday 17 – Friday 21 February 2025 
From 10am 5:30pm each day 

Course Length:
5 Days

Course Fee:
£550

Application Deadline:
Friday 7 February 2025 at 3pm (GMT)

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Easter Break:
Monday 14 – Thursday 17 April 2025  
From 10am – 5:30pm each day

Course Length:
4 Days

Course Fee:
£450

Application Deadline:
Friday 4 April 2025 at 3pm (GMT)

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Summer Holidays:
Monday 21 July – Friday 1 August 2025
From 10am 5:30pm each day 

Course Length:
10 Days

Course Fee:
£1,105

Application Deadline:
Friday 11 July 2025 at 3pm (BST)

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About the course

This course is the ideal opportunity for you to experience actor training at LAMDA and to decide if applying for further study is right for you.  

Each day will reflect a typical timetable at LAMDA, with morning skills classes (acting, voice, movement and singing) followed by afternoon rehearsals with a project director. Your skills classes will give you insight into the core training approaches offered at LAMDA, whilst the rehearsal project enables you to try putting what you’re learning into practice. The week culminates with an informal performance sharing for tutors and other course participants.   

You’ll work within a supportive environment where you’ll be guided by your course tutors to work collaboratively as an ensemble. The course is tailored to the cohort's needs, so will be adapted to support your collective skill set and interests.  

What will I learn?

  • Experience LAMDA actor training and the LAMDA ensemble ethos. 

  • Get a taste of full-time conservatoire actor training.

  • Take part in skills classes in acting, voice, movement and singing.

  • Rehearse and perform scenes from a contemporary text, led by a LAMDA project director. 

  • Reflect on what it means to train as an actor and participate in discussion Q&As, led by a course tutors.  

Is this course for me?

This course is for anyone who is considering training to be an actor, who would like to know more about drama school actor training in general, or specifically about training at LAMDA. 

There are many routes into the industry, and many actor training courses out there. Participating in this course is a way of finding out more about yourself and what your next steps are. 

We encourage applications from prospective students of all ages to this course, and we will endeavour to place students in pairs and groups where they're working with others of a similar age.

No previous acting experience is required to partake in this course.

Key Information

In order to train on this course, you should have a level of English that is approximately IELTS 6.0 or equivalent English Language experience. 

You can apply for this course through LAMDA directly. 

If you are offered a place on the course you will need to pay a deposit of 10% within five days of the date of your offer email to secure your place.

You will then need to pay the remainder of the course fee within 28 days at the latest. You must pay the full balance before the commencement of the course.

*Depending on applications, we will endeavour to split this course into smaller age brackets. Please be aware that this cannot be guaranteed.  

Please see below for information about our cancellation / refund policy: